Shetland Heritage Naturals from Jamieson & Smith

Shetland Heritage Naturals

from Jamieson & Smith
Light Fingering ?
120 yards
(110 meters)
25 grams
(0.88 ounces)
30.0 to 32.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 0 - 6 or 2 - 4mm
100% Wool - Shetland
plied
Care: Hand Wash
Drafting method: Worsted spun
Dye: Undyed
Ply: 2-ply
Source of fiber: United Kingdom, Shetland

25g, 110m/120yds, 2.8nm worsted

Tension: 30 sts and 32 rows = 10cm/4in over Fair Isle pattern using 3mm needles

Expanding on the success of the Shetland Heritage range this Natural Collection rounds off the palette, 6 completely undyed colours are available and work beautifully together with the original range.

Shetland Heritage yarn recreates the original characteristics of handspun ‘wursit’ used in old Fair Isle garments. The yarn is replicated from that found in knitted Fair Isle garments in the collection of Shetland Museum and Archives.

popular colorways

Black

83 stashed

51 projects

Dark Fawn

26 stashed

14 projects

Dark Grey

82 stashed

52 projects

Fawn

94 stashed

78 projects

Light Grey

122 stashed

95 projects

Moorit

102 stashed

79 projects

Shetland Black

24 stashed

31 projects

White

109 stashed

95 projects